1980
Busiest manufacture year
About 36 still registered — about 44% of this model’s total.
How rare is a Datsun Sunny?
Still registered in Australia · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
Datsun Sunny
82
still registered in Oz
<0.1% of all vehicles still registered in Australia
How rare is yours?Oz rare cars
4 manufacture years from 1978 to 1981. Year of manufacture as recorded on the registry — not model year or compliance plate.
At a glance
Still registered on Aussie roads · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
1981
Rarest for its year
About 14 still registered. Rarer than 97% of other 1981 vehicles still registered.
2.3%
Share of all Datsun
About 82 of about 3,520 Datsun vehicles still registered.
4
Build years still on the road
From 1978 to 1981, as at 31 Jan 2025.
By year of manufacture
Each row is a year of manufacture as recorded on the registry. Open a year for history, state split, and rarity.
How likely are you to spot one?
About 171,000 cars
Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is a Datsun Sunny.
Spot a Datsun SunnyUnder 1%
A rough guide, based on official registration numbers.
Still registered, year by year
How many Datsun Sunny vehicles were still registered on 31 January each year (2021–2025), summed across every manufacture year — not new sales in those years.
Tap a point for its count.
BITRE snapshots. Later releases can revise earlier years. Pre-2021 figures are not on this chart.
View counts as a table
| Date | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 31 Jan 2021 | About 94 |
| 31 Jan 2022 | About 88 |
| 31 Jan 2023 | About 86 |
| 31 Jan 2024 | About 73 |
| 31 Jan 2025 | About 82 |
Age profile of Datsun Sunny still registered
By year of manufacture as recorded on the registry. Very small counts are rounded or withheld.
Where they’re registered (state/territory)
Where these still-registered vehicles are recorded by state/territory
NSW
VIC
QLD
WA
SA
TAS
ACT
NT
Tap a bar for its count.
View counts as a table
| State | Still registered |
|---|---|
| NSW | About 15 |
| VIC | About 11 |
| QLD | About 24 |
| WA | About 9 |
| SA | About 10 |
| TAS | About 4 |
| ACT | Not published |
| NT | Not published |
Questions about the Datsun Sunny
- Which build year of the Datsun Sunny has the most still registered?
- 1980 — About 36 still registered in Australia.
- Which Datsun Sunny year is rarest for its age?
- 1981 — About 14 still registered in Australia. Rarer than 97% of other 1981 vehicles still registered.
- What share of all Datsun vehicles still registered is the Sunny?
- 2% — about 82 of about 3,520 Datsun vehicles, all years together.
- Which years were the Datsun Sunny vehicles still registered made in?
- 4 manufacture years from 1978 to 1981.
- Which states have the most registered?
- QLD (About 24); NSW (About 15). State figures come from a separate BITRE table, so they can differ slightly from the national count.
All Datsun models · Try another
Based on BITRE Road Vehicles Australia, January 2021–2025 (CC BY 3.0 AU; the January 2024 release is CC BY 2.5 AU). Colour: Victorian Department of Transport and Planning, Whole Fleet Vehicle Registration Snapshot by Model, Q4 2024 (CC BY 4.0). Oz rare cars is not affiliated with or endorsed by BITRE, the Australian Government or the Victorian Government. Registration counts are not sales, not a valuation, and not advice. Method